T 0467/02 of 06.12.2004
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T046702.20041206
- Date of decision
- 6 December 2004
- Case number
- T 0467/02
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93250365.9
- IPC class
- A61N 1/05
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Intravenous cardiac lead with improved fixation
- Applicant name
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
- Opponent name
- Biotronik GmbH & Co. KG
- Board
- 3.4.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(3) 1973European Patent Convention Art 54(4) 1973European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- EPC Art. 100(a) - Opposition grounds - lack of patentability
EPC Art. 54(3),(4) - Novelty - prior European application - no
EPC Art. 56 - Inventive step - no - Catchword
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is revoked.